Task 14: Sub-Genre Research (Rock)

Rock

Rock music has multiple sub-genres of varying degrees of difference. Each specific sub-genre is usually created in a separate part of the world to another which leads to different societies and cultures defining Rock music differently to others. Most Rock genres pander to similar audiences in terms of gender and age, but to people in those categories with specific tastes in music. The primary target audience overall, in reference to gender and age, would be middle-aged men between the ages of 25 & 50. This is not to say people outside of this range would not find certain Rock music genres appealing, only that this would be classed as the range where the 'most' appeal would be found. Common examples of famous rock bands would be Green Day, Metallica, or Guns N' Roses.

It can be inferred from a sample of different Rock magazines that there is a common colour palette shared between a great deal of the magazines. Most of them use a great deal of the colour black, with few exceptions, and every single magazine used the colour white either in the masthead or in the main image. These two colours are polar opposites and create a great contrast between two objects, their use in these magazines is usually to bring the readers attention to the masthead as it contrasts with the dark background.

The font style used in most Rock magazines is curved and connotes a casual lexis. The layout of the magazines is also very similar to other magazines where the masthead is at the top of the cover and usually, but not exclusively, overlaying the main image which almost always consists of either a singer or an entire band.